Newcastle 2 (4)-(0) 0 Arsenal
by Roger Domeneghetti
at St James’ Park
 

IT WAS Arsenal who needed goals, but it was Newcastle who got them, booking their second trip to Wembley in three seasons with an utterly dominant team performance.

In the month since the first leg, Arsenal’s form had improved appreciably. They had won five of their last six, culminating in a handy dismantling of Manchester City just three days ago.

Newcastle, by contrast, had faltered, losing their last two at home.